Seven different-flavored cigarette substitute

ABSTRACT

A non-nicotine cigarette substitute, maintaining the taste and flavor of seven different plants, is comprised of, but not limited to, leaves of Green Tea. The cigarette substitute has additional beneficial effects of low nicotine emission. The cigarette substitute of also helps smokers to quit smoking. It eliminates the poisons from the blood of a pre-smoker. The additives of six plants are extracts of red berry, kiwi, mango, orange, lime, and peach. Specially treated leaves of green tea are used for the base material.

1. FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to a composition of matter for themanufacturing of a cigarette substitute, which contains the taste ofseven different plants while emitting low levels of nicotine.

2. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Scientists already know that green tea contains anti-oxidants that mayeffectively protect against cancer. Researchers from RochesterUniversity have discovered that chemicals in the green tea, Catechinsand Flavonoids, shut down a key molecule, which can play a significantrole in the development of cancer. Tobacco smoke and dioxins disrupt thefunctioning of the molecule and cause it to trigger potentially harmfulgene activity. The Rochester team showed that the chemicals shut downthe aryl hydrocarbon (AH) receptor in cancerous mouse cells. However,the scientists say that the results in the laboratory do not necessarilytranslate to everyday life, as the crucial factor is how green tea isbroken down inside the body. It is the purpose of this invention toprovide a method of introducing those chemicals directly to the blood ofa human body without destroying them.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

U.S. Pat. No. 6,200,391 to Oshiro teaches to add compounds containingascorbic acid, salt, a chlorophyll-containing material, and potassiumnitrate to obtain a tobacco flavoring agent, lowering the tar ornicotine content of tobacco smoke while maintaining a burning portion oftobacco in a stable state and preserving its powdery state. Thetobacco-flavoring agent was deposited on the tips of the cigarettesmixed with shredded tobacco leaves.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,041,790 to Smith, et al. illustrates a cigarettesubstitute article comprising one or more rod segments made of agathered web or filamentary tow material in which a flavorant isembedded in liquid or powder form, or in a breakableflavorant-containing capsule.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,041,789 to Brankert et. al. demonstrates a non-pyrolyticcigarette substitute device delivering a nicotine-simulating vapormixture, giving a cigarette-like taste and aroma to the smoker inresponse to suction. The device has absorbed a solution of a volatilenicotinomimetic agonist, enough to satisfy the physiological needs fornicotine of the smoker, and volatile palatability enhancing agents,enough for their released vapors to neutralize any unpleasant taste andaroma of the nicotinomimetic agonist vapors.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,893,371 to Rose and Behm released a non-nicotine methodand apparatus to reduce the desire to smoke tobacco utilizingconstituents from black and red peppers. Subsequent to inhalation, theconstituents from black and red peppers create respiratory tractsensations similar to those created by tobacco smoke and thereby serveto reduce the impulsing desire to smoke tobacco.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,877,041 to Barnhouse illustrates a cigarette substitutecomprising of a card with one surface on which are one or more areashaving an abrasive encapsulated aroma thereon. Abrasion, as by rubbingor scratching, releases a tobacco smoke aroma. A combinedmenthol/tobacco smoke aroma can also be provided. Identification can beprinted on one surface, usually not the surface having the aroma areas.Instructions for use and health advisory printing can be provided on thesurface that contains the aroma areas. The card-like members preferablyhave dimensions such that a particular number have the same overalldimensions as a package of cigarettes.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,195,645 to Bradley, Jr., et al. illustrates atobacco-substitute smoking material, including a polysaccharide, such ascellulose, as a combustible organic ingredient. A tobacco alkaloidmaterial is incorporated into the smoking material in the form of aplurality of combustible microcapsules containing the tobacco alkaloidmaterial.

All of the previous technologies added some chemicals to tobacco leavesor utilized stimulus natural products to simulate the taste and aroma ofthe tobacco leaves. None of the prior arts utilized natural Green Tealeaf.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is the objective of this invention to provide a composition of a newcigarette substitute having the taste and aroma of seven differentfragrant plants, which do not contain nicotine and results in preventingcancer. This invention is composed of, but not limited to, the leaves ofGreen Tea. The cigarette substitute of this invention is manufactured ina normal cigarette appearance, 20 each per pack. The cigarettesubstitute emits a reduced amount of tar. Nicotine amounts areundetectable. The cigarette substitute made from the mixture of theleaves of the Green Tea helps a smoker to quit smoking. It is known thattobacco smoke and dioxins disrupt the functioning of the arylhydrocarbon (AH) receptor molecule and cause it to trigger potentiallyharmful gene activity. Meanwhile, chemicals in the green tea, Catechinsand Flavonoids, shut down the aryl hydrocarbon receptor molecule, whichcan play a significant role in the development of cancer. The cigarettesubstitute eliminates the poisons from the blood of a pre-smoker. Due tothe pleasant flavor, extracted from blue berry, kiwi, mango, lime andorange, the second smoker feels fragrant.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Scientists already know that green tea contains anti-oxidants, which mayhave a protective effect against cancer. But now they have discoveredthat chemicals in the tea also shut down a key molecule that can play asignificant role in the development of cancer.

The molecule, known as the aryl hydrocarbon (AH) receptor, has theability to activate genes—but not always in a positive way. Tobaccosmoke and dioxins in particular, disrupt the functioning of the moleculeand cause it to trigger potentially harmful gene activity.

The researchers, from Rochester University, found that two chemicals ingreen tea inhibit AH activity. Both chemicals are similar to compoundscalled flavonoids, which are found in broccoli, cabbage, grapes and redwine, and which are also known to help prevent cancer. ResearcherProfessor Thomas Gasiewicz showed that the chemicals, Catechins andFlavonoids, shut down the AH receptor in cancerous mouse cells. Earlyresults indicate the same is true in human cells. In addition, there area lot of differences between various types of green tea.

Dr. Julie Sharp, a science information officer at Cancer Research. UK,announced that their research describes additional properties of greentea that may be beneficial but which has yet to be tested properly.

Research has also suggested that green tea may help to reduce the riskof rheumatoid arthritis and to lower cholesterol levels. The research ispublished in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology. However,scientists say that the results in the laboratory do not necessarilytranslate to everyday life, as the crucial factor is how green tea isbroken down inside the body.

The inventor focuses on the method of introducing those chemicals tohuman blood without destroying those chemicals. Direct injection is thebest way. However, it is like medical treatment. Inhalation through lungis another way of non-destructive introducing of those chemicals tohuman blood.

When a cigarette (or cigarette substitute) is lit, the temperature atthe burning tip of the cigarette is well over 700 degree centigrade.However, temperature of a spot decrease as the distance from the burningflame is increased. Between the burning flame and the filtered tip,there is zone where the temperature is hot enough to evaporate thosechemicals, Catechins and Flavonoids, from the shredder leaves of GreenTea without destroying the chemical structure of those chemicals.

Catechins and Flavonoids, evaporated from the shredder leaves of GreenTea by the heat of burning leaves are inhaled to the lung when a userpuffs the cigarette substitute of the current application.

The inventor found that the smell of the mixture of the leaves of GreenTea is very similar to that of a tobacco leaf. After washing and dryingthe collected leaves, commercial cigarette-packing machines wereutilized to pack the mixture of the leaves in cigarette form. The tasteand aroma were just like a regular cigarette, commercially available.

The best mode of the aroma and taste was to dry the mixture of shreddedleaves of Green Tea 99.9%. Small amount of additives used for variousflavors of the cigarettes are 0.1 wt %. Extracts from red berry, kiwi,mango, orange, lime, and peach are used for the additives.

Table 1 displays the results of the analysis of Total Nicotine andCarbon Monoxide collected. The test was conducted under the FTC (FederalTrade Commission) smoking protocol by Arista Laboratories, located atRichmond, Va., on Aug. 25, 2005. Samples were selected by a randomsampling method from the cigarettes prepared as described above.Original result is attached as [EVIDENCE 1].

As shown in Table 1, the cigarettes made of the components of thisinvention emit less than 0.01 mg of nicotine per cigarette, which meansthe nicotine is practically undetectable. For comparison, commercialMarlboro Light emits 0.69 mg of nicotine per cigarette. The taste of thecigarette made from the Green Tea leaf substitute of this invention isestimated to be the same as that of a commercial cigarette made oftypical tobacco leaves. TABLE 1 Analysis of Total Nicotine and Carbonmonoxide** Water Nicotine Tar Puffs/Cigt MS TPM CO (mg/ (mg/ (mg/ Port(mg/cigt) (mg/cigt) (mg/cigt) cigt) cigt) cigt) E 24.5 15.60 7.48 1.73<LOQ 13.90 F 24.5 19.80 7.81 3.03 <LOQ 16.77 G 24.0 18.95 8.08 1.68 <LOQ17.29 H 25.0 20.00 8.52 1.98 <LOQ 18.02 I 25.0 19.65 8.18 3.21 <LOQ16.43 J 25.0 13.25 6.84 2.34 <LOQ 10.91 K 25.5 17.95 8.44 1.60 <LOQ16.40 L 25.5 10.50 6.73 0.80 <LOQ 9.75 Average 24.9 17.0 7.76 2.04 <LOQ3.09 sd 0.5 3.5 0.69 0.79 n.a. 3.09 % RSD 2.1 20.8 8.9 38.9 n.a. 20.7**Analysis performed in Arista Laboratories, Inc. 1941 Reymet Rd.Richmond, VA 23237. Date: 2005.08.25

1. A non-nicotine cigarette substitute, fabricated and packed as atypical commercial cigarette, having seven different tastes and smells,comprised of shredded leaves of Green Tea and additives for specificflavors.
 2. The non-nicotine cigarettes substitutes of claim 1, whereinthe content of shredded leaves of Green Tea is 99.9%.
 3. Thenon-nicotine cigarette substitutes of claim 1, wherein the content ofadditive is 0.1 wt %.
 4. The non-nicotine cigarette substitutes of claim1, wherein the additive is an extract of blueberry.
 5. The non-nicotinecigarette substitutes of claim 1, wherein the additive is an extract ofkiwi.
 6. The non-nicotine cigarette substitutes of claim 1, wherein theadditive is an extract of mango.
 7. The non-nicotine cigarettesubstitutes of claim 1, wherein the additive is an extract of orange. 8.The non-nicotine cigarette substitutes of claim 1, wherein the additiveis an extract of lime.
 9. The non-nicotine cigarette substitutes ofclaim 1, wherein the additive is an extract of peach.
 10. Thenon-nicotine cigarette substitutes of claim 1, wherein the content ofshredded leaves of Green Tea is 100%.